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2018Final results

2018 election for Illinois's 3rd District

U.S. House · Illinois

Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Arthur J. Jones (R) by 46.2 points.

Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
71.7%163,053
Arthur J. JonesRepublican
25.5%57,885
Write-ins and other votesOther party
2.8%6,480
227,418 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+45.42010D+37.02012D+29.12014D+46.22018D+12.82020D+37.02022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Daniel LipinskiNo Republican
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
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$2.4M
Spent by the campaign
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$450.1K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018